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Instructors and Officers
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Master Brian Wright, 6th dan |
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Master Wright began taekwondo during high school and continued training through the UC Berkeley Martial Arts Program under the direction of Dr. Ken Min. After graduating from Berkeley in 1992 with a degree in Asian Studies, he moved to Washington, DC and helped found the GW Taekwondo Club. Today, Master Wright continues to train with the club and teaches several courses (Taekwondo, Japanese Swordsmanship, and Asian Martial Arts: Origins and Development) in the Department of Exercise Science. He also operates Shan Shui Teas and is an avid woodworker, volunteering regularly for the Covenant House Artisans Woodshop. |
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Club Officers |
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President: Zach Nathanson, 3rd gup |
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A native of Long Island, New York, Zach studies Political Science and interns on Capitol Hill at The George Washington University. He began studying Taekwondo in 2006 and began his tenure as the President of the Taekwondo Club in mid-2007. |
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Treasurer: TBA |
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Assistant Instructors |
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Mr. Drew Cahoon, 2nd dan |
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Drew is the inaugural instructor at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He began studying Taekwondo with the Boston University Collegiate club in 1996 and resumed again (after a long hiatus) in March of 2002 at the Peabody Conservatory with Mr. Jim Nix. Shortly thereafter, he started making the trip to DC on a regular basis to supplement his training. He has participated in various scrimmages, training camps, and the 2003 GW Open tournament. Drew is currently a Senior Consultant with Jacobson Consulting Applications, Inc. |
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Mr. Todd Whaley, 1st dan |
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Todd is the current instructor at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, Maryland. He began studying Taekwondo in the fall of 2004 with Mr. Drew Cahoon and participates regularly with the Taekwondo Club. Currently he is an Associate with RTKL Associates, Inc., an international architectural design firm, in Washington, DC.
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